Bible Reading: Matthew 25:31-40 Editor’s note: This story addresses suicide and may not be suitable for young children. Noah heard Jordan sigh when Miss Volf handed back his science test. “School stinks!” Jordan declared. “I hate tests! I think I’ll just kill myself.” Noah gave him a worried look. “Come on, it can’t be that… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Ephesians 6:11-18 “I have a little story to start our class today,” Mr. Larson announced to his Sunday school class. “It has a lesson that goes along with today’s Bible verse.” “Oh no!” said Anthony. “I forgot my Bible again!” “Well, you can scoot your chair over and look on with Terrance,” Mr…. Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 37:23-24, 30-31 Mom’s going to the hospital for her surgery tomorrow, Amelia thought as she stomped angrily down the stairs. And then she has to have all that chemotherapy. I know that’s to kill any remaining cancer cells, but it will probably make her lose her long, beautiful hair! Amelia wiped away… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Ephesians 4:22-32 Little Robby took a bite of his drumstick. “Yum! Dis is good,” he declared. “Not dis, Robby. You need to say this,” Benjamin told him. “Put your tongue on the edge of your upper teeth. Now say th-th-th.” Robby did what his brother told him and made the sound successfully. “You… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Hebrews 10:23-25 “Camping is so much fun!” Elijah said as he roasted a marshmallow over the campfire. “Yeah,” said Jasmine. “I wish we didn’t have to go home tomorrow. Can’t we stay until Sunday, Dad?” “I’m afraid not,” said Dad. “I agreed to help serve coffee and doughnuts at church on Sunday.” Elijah… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: John 20:24-29; 1 Peter 1:8; 1 John 3:1-2 “I’ll believe it when I see it!” said Cole, reaching for a slice of bread. “Oh, Cole, you always say that,” said Ivy. “It’s like your personal motto. You never believe anything! I really did see a squirrel without a tail!” “When you think about… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Matthew 25:31-46 Nolan tossed his basketball at the hoop and watched it sail through the net. “Are you ready to go serve dinner at the homeless shelter, Nolan?” Dad said as he came out of the house. “We need to leave soon.” Every third Tuesday, Nolan’s dad went to the shelter to help… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Genesis 1:27; Psalm 139:13-16 When Tracy came home from school, Mom was unloading groceries from the car. “How about giving me a hand?” Mom asked. “Sure,” said Tracy. When Mom opened the trunk, Tracy saw a huge watermelon. “I’ll carry this in.” After setting the watermelon on the kitchen table, Tracy hurried back… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Romans 12:9-18 Landon and his friend Johnny went into the house to fill their water bottles before soccer practice. “I bet Colin has failed every math test we’ve had this year,” Landon said as he held his bottle under the dispenser. “Yeah,” said Johnny. “And when we laughed and asked if he could… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Luke 5:1-11 As Ming and Dad were fishing, Ming got restless. “We’ve been here for more than an hour and haven’t caught anything. I wanna go home.” “That reminds me of a story in the Bible,” said Dad. “The one about how Peter and the fishermen fished all night and caught no fish.”… Continue Reading…